Thunderbolt(Movie, 1929)

Name: Thunderbolt
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1929
Duration: T01:25:00
Rating: 2.8

1h 25min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 9 votes)

Thunderbolt (also released as At The Gates of Death) is a 1929 American pre-Code proto-noir film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall and Eugenie Besserer. It tells the story of a criminal, facing execution, who wants to kill the man in the next cell for being in love with his former girlfriend. The film was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz, Joseph L. Mankiewicz (titles) and Josef von Sternberg from the story by Jules and Charles Furthman. Bancroft was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Thunderbolt

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor

About Thunderbolt

A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Paramount Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 3 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Korean (KO)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 06/20/1929

Cast: George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall, Eugenie Besserer, George Irving, Theresa Harris

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Screenwriter: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Josef von Sternberg

Composer: Karl Hajos

Costume designer: Travis Banton

Production Designer: Hans Dreier

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"벼락"

Keywords: pre-code, film noir

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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